What Are You Watching Today?

Archer

Watching the Brier a bit on the weekend (including a great final last night)...wearing the PAM 104...



And being watched at the same time - happens often when eating lunch...

dsio

Every winter Olympics I enjoy watching the curling so much, I have no idea why but its just so relaxing and yet interesting to watch compared to just about every other olympic sport.

Archer

The game is far more complex than it seems at first look. I've seen it described as "chess on ice" but not only do you have to plan several shots ahead, you have to execute those shots, so I don't think it's a good comparison in that way. It's maybe a bit more like snooker on ice - requires planning and skill in execution. It differs that you can't make a run on the table and keep your opponent sitting like you can in snooker, as the other guy always gets the next shot to counter what you just did.

It's very technical in selecting the path you want the stone to take, in-turn or out-turn of the rock will not only affect how it curls but how other rocks react off the shooter, speed of the rock down the ice is timed, monitoring changing ice conditions (frost build up on the pebble for example), and of course having good sweepers. Back in the old days the crown brooms they swept with didn't have nearly as much impact on the path and travel of the rocks like the modern brushes do. It's a fascinating sport if you stick with it long enough to get a feel for how an end develops and what the skip is trying to accomplish to build a big score, or make a steal, force an opponent to take a single, or just to blank and end and hold onto the hammer.

It's a sport better watched on TV I think - I've been to the Tournament of Hearts to see it live (the ladies national championships) a number of years ago, and you can see the plays and watch the game develop in the house much easier while watching on TV with the overhead shots. Most small towns and cities in Canada have a curling club, and I often wondered if I should give it a try. we even signed up for a trial night at our local club, but I ended up having to go on a business trip, so my wife went on her own. She said it was fun but that I probably would not be able to get into the proper position to throw the stones - required a bit more flexibility than I have...

Archer

The game is far more complex than it seems at first look. I've seen it described as "chess on ice" but not only do you have to plan several shots ahead, you have to execute those shots, so I don't think it's a good comparison in that way. It's maybe a bit more like snooker on ice - requires planning and skill in execution. It differs that you can't make a run on the table and keep your opponent sitting like you can in snooker, as the other guy always gets the next shot to counter what you just did.

It's very technical in selecting the path you want the stone to take, in-turn or out-turn of the rock will not only affect how it curls but how other rocks react off the shooter, speed of the rock down the ice is timed, monitoring changing ice conditions (frost build up on the pebble for example), and of course having good sweepers. Back in the old days the crown brooms they swept with didn't have nearly as much impact on the path and travel of the rocks like the modern brushes do. It's a fascinating sport if you stick with it long enough to get a feel for how an end develops and what the skip is trying to accomplish to build a big score, or make a steal, force an opponent to take a single, or just to blank and end and hold onto the hammer.

It's a sport better watched on TV I think - I've been to the Tournament of Hearts to see it live (the ladies national championships) a number of years ago, and you can see the plays and watch the game develop in the house much easier while watching on TV with the overhead shots. Most small towns and cities in Canada have a curling club, and I often wondered if I should give it a try. we even signed up for a trial night at our local club, but I ended up having to go on a business trip, so my wife went on her own. She said it was fun but that I probably would not be able to get into the proper position to throw the stones - required a bit more flexibility than I have...

kingsrider

Canadian women curlers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So Hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Greatoldone

The Expanse.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(TV_series)

If you're a space nut, you'll love it. Spaceships that obey the laws of physics! 😎